Leading The Bulwark…

Hong Kong on the Brink

ELLEN BORK: Hong Kong gave Jimmy Lai everything. The Chinese Communist Party wants to take it away.

🎧 On the Pods… 🎧

Adam Kinzinger on Putting Country Over Party

On today’s Bulwark podcast, Rep. Adam Kinzinger joins Charlie Sykes to talk about the 1/6 Commission.

For Bulwark+ Members… 🔐

MORNING SHOTS: Ten Takeaways From The House Vote 🔓

CHARLIE SYKES: 35 GOPers break with TFG

THE TRIAD: The House 1/6 Vote Is Worse Than It Looks 🔓

JVL: If you don't kill the filibuster over this, then what?

Eddie Muller on TCM, Film Noir, and the HFPA's Charitable Work

This week, Sonny is joined by Eddie Muller, the host of TCM’s “Noir Alley” and the founder and president of the Film Noir Foundation.

From The Bulwark Aggregator…

• The politicians who chose to walk, not run, for the exits – Madelaine Pisani, Mary Frances McGowan, Matt Holt and Kirk A. Bado, National Journal

• Failson-In-Chief Andrew Giuliani Offers Himself to New York – Molly Jong-Fast, The Daily Beast

• Trump Is Marching Down the Road to Political Violence – Peter Wehner, The Atlantic

• Former Florida Sheriff’s Deputy Found Guilty of Planting Drugs on Motorists – C.J. Ciaramella, Reason Magazine

• The Full Story of the Stunning RSA Hack Can Finally Be Told – Andy Greenberg, Wired

• Judge rules DeVos must testify in lawsuit over student loan forgiveness – Michael Stratford, Politico

• Biden’s pick to head Census blends statistical, advocacy work – Michael Macagnone, Roll Call

In Today’s Bulwark...

Not My Party: Stop Trying to Make Mask Wars a Thing

TIM MILLER: Pandemic countermeasures shouldn't become partisan talismans.

What If Roe Is Overturned?

MONA CHAREN: The politics of abortion could change more than the practice.

🚨OVERTIME 🚨

Happy Thursday! Hope to see you tonight on TNB (details above if you’re a B+ member.)

100% this. Good for Rep. Meijer.

Todd Spangler @tsspangler

@RepMeijer on planning to buck party and vote for 1/6 commission: "the imperative to a public, objective, fact-based investigation into the Capitol attack is not a partisan issue and it should be treated as such"... says some GOP members have "whitewashed" the attack

8:36 PM ∙ May 19, 2021

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And thanks to the 30+ other GOP members who did the right thing.

BLM and Biden. Police overreach matters.

G. Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris

New data piece: A study found peaceful BLM/George Floyd protests last year were correlated with increases in vote share for Joe Biden. But more violent demonstrations (such as rioting in Kenosha) appear to have dragged him down by significant margins: economist.com/graphic-detail…

1:49 PM ∙ May 20, 2021

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Charlie Kirk hires Pizzagate Jack! Talk about a homecoming…

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